Wilburton High School - Diggers Yearbook (Wilburton, OK)

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PREPARATION FOR OFF ICE training and shorthand class finds business instructor, Fqy Ledbetter, mak- ing use of one of IBM's latest innova- tions. Pre-prepared assignments allow stu- dents to progress at their own pace effi- ciently. business A NEW ADDITION to the business administration department; a silent, high-speed calculator, is explained in detail by department head, Alma Taylor. The business division plays an important role in training tomorrow’s business professionals. Business Administration Department includes General Business, Ac- counting, and Econom- ics while Secretarial Training introduces Shorthand, Typewriting and Office Education, Both departments offer students courses for per- sonal, college prepara- tory, and vocational use. 21

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AN OLD FRIEND to any English instructor, the grammar book, is utilized in a discussion of gerunds by high school English instructor, Laurita Quaid. english Language Arts instructors stress a balanced agenda of grammar and literary works, aiming toward a final goal of advanced writing skills. Study con- sists of research techniques and follow through with research reports, stressing form and display as well as content. Communica- tion e q u i p s graduates for higher education programs. POINTING OUT HUMOR in the works of William Shakespeare, Dixie Adams guides Freshmen through page after page of plays and literary epics. QUIPS, QUOTES, ANECDOTES; all part of the bulle- tin board in Eng- lish room 5. Stu- dents freely dis- play anything which catches the eye . Car- toons and articles showing teen interests and hangups are especially popu- lar. V4 NITA PEARL FRENCH readies a recording of poems to be played to her junior high Eng- lish class. Style and form are dis- cussed exhaus- tively in grades seven and eight. Haiku is always a favorite, for student e x p r e s- sion. 20

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Instructors find that textbook material furnishes the basic facts needed in the classroom, but ex- perimentation in an actual laboratory atmo- sphere tends to give students a keener insight to- ward problems. Growing plants, bacteria cultures, distinct chem- ical odors, and individual projects comprise curriculum for General Science, Biology, Phy- sics, and Chemistry courses. science 22 INSTRUCTOR IN CHEMIS- TRY, Lionel Young, super- vises the work and exper- imentation of students en- rolled in first year chemis- try. Written reports are plan- ned in detail before actual experimentation begins. Exact measure, and careful planning assures successful results in finding solutions. DELVING FOR IDENTIFICA- TION of plants such as fern and moss is one phase of direction in the high school biology department. In- quiry, regarding a plant’s classification finds in- structor, Nancy Taylor, needing a close-up view. Microscopes also aid in studying varieties of local flora. DISTILLING SALT WATER to pure, drinkable water is a process explained and conducted in Leslie Russell’s junior high science course. Such experiments illustrate and clarify textbook material to students.